Alijah Miles, left, and Briana Esquibel, Archbold fifth graders, shovel soil back into the hole where a tree was planted in honor of Arbor Day, the holiday which encourages people to plant and care for trees. More...

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Kevin L. Demeter, 27, Archbold, has been sentenced to 10 days in jail and placed on three years of community control in connection with identity fraud. A grand jury returned a three-count indictment against Demeter on Dec. 16. More...

Jeremy L. Litchfield, 25, Archbold, has been charged with theft in connection with a stolen purse. Police were called to a residence in the 100 block of S. Lincoln St. at 5:45 pm, Wednesday, April 30, for a report of a verbal altercation. More...

Riding a bicycle safely has paid off for some Archbold youths. Archbold police issued 12 bicycle safety awards to youths in the community who were riding bicycles in a safe manner, including wearing bicycle helmets. Awards were issued bet More...

Fulton County sheriff deputies issued citations to 52 persons and confiscated 72 roosters and $1,500 after they discovered an alleged cockfighting operation, Sunday, May 4. Roy Miller, sheriff, said at about 11:09 am, the department received a More...

The Archbold Area School Board will be asked to make a decision on a proposed drug testing program for certain students at its Monday, June 16 meeting. Aaron Rex, superintendent, said a committee of parents, school administrators, coaches and t More...

Matthew McCoy, AHS ‘11 and a junior at Bluffton University, has won a scholarship that will enable him to study for and take the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) exam at no cost. He was one of two students who received the CMA Scholarship f More...

Ohio is the only state in the Great Lakes region where cockfighting is a misdemeanor offense. Fulton County sheriff deputies charged 52 men with animal fighting/spectator, aider and abettor after deputies discovered an alleged cockfighting oper More...

Dorothy “Eileen” Meller is the May Resident of the Month at Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home. She was the only child of Robert and Marjorie Johnson. They lived in her grandmother’s house outside of Fayette. More...

Six AHS seniors received cash awards in the Archbold Rotary Club Four Way Test speech and essay contest, Friday, April 11. Each student was required to develop a personally meaningful story that incorporated each of the four tests: Is it the truth? More...